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Re: New draft/FA/offseason thread

It's up in the air atm, some have said as low as early 3rd, others have said mid first round. Let's wait and see what happens at the combine. To me, he's a late first round/early second round projection right now.

Re: New draft/FA/offseason thread

Another reason to question National Football Post's player evaluation... read their section on Okafor. They claim he is "not viewed as an elite NFL prospect" who will slide to the third day in the draft. They claim anonymous scouts agree with their assessment.

Yeah, okay. Okafor looked pretty damn good last night. Lots of good pass rush moves, adequate speed to turn the corner, and the kid does all the little things well. Of the pure DEs in this draft I'd rank him 3rd or 4th. The only guys that are definitely ahead of him are Damontre Moore and Bjoern Werner. Dion Jordan and Ezekiel Ansah are both really good, but they don't have quite the polish or versatility Okafor does. The LSU DEs are both overrated.

Re: New draft/FA/offseason thread

Originally Posted by arnie_uk

I don't see 34 olb if we stick to it. He looked poor against the run from the parts I seem last night

I noticed that too, and something I noticed in other games too, we already have one of those in Paul Kruger. If we're going pass rush, I would like to see a 3-4 DE rather than OLB picked because we are pretty deep with Suggs, Kruger, McClellan, Hamilton, then even McAdoo on IR. Ansah is the guy you'd want in the JJ Watt type role, sadly I think his upside get him drafted well before 20, but if there's a chance, Ravens should take it. He's not just a pass rusher, he can stop the run really well too, he'd instantly upgrade our Dline, even if he is still pretty raw.